GEORGE TOWN: A newborn baby was thrown out of a 13th floor apartment unit in Farlim here, this morning.
It is learnt that the infant's 18-year-old mother committed the act soon after its birth.
Her parents are believed to have been at home at the time of the incident.
The baby's mutilated remains were discovered by residents on their way to work.
Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Soffian Santong confirmed the incident.
This is the second such case here in two months.
On May 13, a newborn was thrown out from a fourth-floor flat at Persiaran Mayang Pasir 5 here, hours after birth.
Miraculously, the baby girl survived when it landed on the roof of a unit below.
Her 18-year-old mother and her boyfriend were detained to assist in the investigation.